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Initially UMBC was a branch campus of College Park, and the curriculum mimicked what was available at the flagship campus. By fall 1967 UMBC’s own academic identity had begun to emerge. A divisional structure was established instead of colleges,…

To the founding students and pioneers, UMBC must have seemed a large construction site. This photograph of the Administration Building under construction is viewed looking down what is now known as Academic Row.

Dr. Kuhn's memorandum assured students that classes would be held on Friday, May 8, 1970 and students could choose to attend or not. If the University were to suspend the right of students to attend classes or the right of faculty to teach, it would…

On Thursday, May 7, 1970, students and faculty came together and took part in picket lines and teach-ins, and made speeches expressing their concerns. They called for a campuswide strike on May 8, counter to Kuhn's announced resumption of classes.…

Students decorating Gym I for a dance.

UMBC's second president was Calvin B.T. Lee. Son of a Chinese-American family, he was a graduate of New York University Law School (Doctor of the Science of Law). He practiced law for several years, worked for the U. S. Department of Education, and…

The Education-Math Building was constructed in 1968, and the Social Science Building was constructed in 1973, as was Gym II. These buildings are now known as Mathematics & Psychology Building, Janet and Walter Sondheim Hall, and the Retriever…

UMBC students John Ridgway and Denise K. Bennett were appointed to one-year terms on the Governor's Youth Advisory Council, a group established in 1972 by an executive order from Governor Marvin Mandel. The Council was intended to give young people a…

Friday, October 15, 1976, was a quiet day on campus when a student photographer had the time to make some views of Gym I and the Quad.

Friday, October 15, 1976, was a quiet day on campus when a student photographer had the time to make some views of Gym I and the Quad.